Telecom Subscribers

India slashes telecom certification fees by 95% to boost local production

India slashes security certification fee for over 50 telecom and tech product categories; move to benefit firms like Nokia, Cisco, HFCL, Dixon as part of ease-of-doing-business push

Airtel regaining entry-level subscribers as tariff hike shock subsides

Analysts say continuing user loss for Vodafone Idea a key concern

Future of television, smart and networked: Is Dor the disruption it needs?

You could opt for free channels and YouTube, and not pay anything. Dor's search works across apps

Tariff impact: Reliance Jio loses 7.96 mn users in Sep, shows Trai data

BSNL continued to be the largest gainer despite lower growth in subs, adding 0.8 million in September

Vodafone Idea stock falls 2.5% on weak April telecom data, profit booking

On June 19, Vodafone sold 18 per cent stake in Indus Towers for Rs 15,300 crore to repay debts. Post stake sale, Vi's holding in Indus Towers stood at 3.1 per cent

DoT allocates 160 as prefix for incoming calls for service, transaction

The Department of Telecom has allocated a separate 10-digit numbering series starting with 160 for service and transactional calls made by government, regulators and financial entities, according to an office memorandum issued on Tuesday. The 10-digit number series has been designed by the DoT in a manner that telecom subscribers will get an idea about calling entities as well as the telecom operator and the place from where it has originated. "It has been decided to allocate a separate numbering series 160 exclusively for service and transactional voice calls as per Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation (TCCCPR) 2018," the official note said.. The move is aimed at helping subscribers differentiate between calls made by government bodies and regulated entities from those made by fraudsters masquerading as government officials. The 10-digit number will be issued in 1600ABCXXX format for government and regulators where AB will show the code of telecom circle

Telecom subscriber base grows marginally to 1.19 bn in March: Trai data

Telecom subscriber base in the country grew marginally to 119.9 crore in March due to new additions by Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, according to a Trai report released on Friday. The broadband subscriber base rose to 92.4 crore, as per the monthly subscriber report published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). "The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,197.75 million at the end of February 2024 to 1,199.28 million at the end of March 2024, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.13 per cent," the report said. Reliance Jio added 21.4 lakh mobile subscribers, while Bharti Airtel onboarded 17.5 lakh customers. However, Vodafone Idea (VIL) lost 6.8 lakh mobile customers, state-run BSNL 23.5 lakh and MTNL 4,674 subscribers. Wireline subscribers increased to 3.37 crore at the end of March 2024 from 3.31 crore at the end of February 2024. Reliance Jio led the new customer addition in the wireline segment by registering 3.99 lakh new subscribers

Voda Idea CEO hopes to arrest telco's subscriber loss with FPO, fundraise

Buoyed by investors like GQG lapping up shares reserved for anchor investors, Vodafone Idea CEO Akshaya Moondra on Wednesday expressed confidence that the FPO will sail through, providing the loss-making telco funds for network expansion that he hoped will help arrest the loss of subscribers. In an interview with PTI, the top honcho said the just-concluded anchor book allocation that drew in big global and domestic names has been a "good start" and gives VIL confidence about the progress of the fundraising exercise. Moondra said he does not believe that Vodafone-Idea's "somewhat later entry" into 5G would impact the telco in the long run. In fact, the company has the benefit of learning from how the market has evolved in the last 1-1.5 years since the launch of 5G and accordingly calibrate and fine-tune its investments in this space. The VIL CEO asserted the significant need for a tariff correction, saying the industry has not been returning the cost of capital even in the 4G era, a

Telecom subscribers' base declines to 1.16 billion in February

Telecom subscribers' base declined to 1.16 billion in February this year, with Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea losing customers in the mobile services segment during the period.

India to see 500 million 5G mobile subscriptions by 2027: Report

The 5G technology will represent around 39 per cent of mobile subscriptions in India at the end of 2027, estimated at about 500 million subscriptions, a new Ericsson report said on Tuesday.

No adverse impact of 11 mn user loss in Q2, was accounting correction: Jio

Jefferies says Q2 result disappointing, cuts earning estimate

DoT allows telecom operators to digitise customer application forms

Telecom operators have been allowed to digitise customer application forms, a move that is expected to ease updation of subscribers' data

Voda Idea's decline in 4G subscriber base in Q1 could compound its worries

For telcos speed with which they can grab or upgrade more customers to 4G has been the key for improved ARPUs, especially when tariffs have been stable for over 18 months except for some recent tweaks

Voda Idea CEO writes to users, says committed to offering superior services

Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar has reached out to consumers reaffirming the telcos' commitment to continue providing "superior services and best-in-class propositions"

Reliance Jio beats Bharti Airtel, adds 4.3 million users in February

The proportion of active wireless subscribers was approximately 84.09 per cent of the total wireless subscriber base

Reliance Jio looks beyond mobile operations to monetise digital platforms

With subscriber additions slowing, the price-competitive player is looking beyond its mobile operations to monetising its digital platforms. But that's where the competition is acute

Hike in FPI limit, improving outlook positive signals for Bharti Airtel

Shares of the telecom operator hit a seven-month high of Rs 601.8 on BSE

Airtel gains 2.3 million more subscribers than Reliance Jio in September

Jio has 35.1 per cent market share, followed by Airtel (28.4 per cent), and Vodafone Idea (25.7 per cent).

Bharti Airtel rings louder than Reliance Jio in net subscriber additions

It's the first time since 4G launch by Reliance; churn at all-time low of 1.7%

Telcos lost 8.2 mn subscribers in April; Covid-19 pressure remains: Report

The biggest losers were Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, it said, adding sector leader Reliance Jio witnessed a growth in its base